不显山不露水
bù​xiǎn​shān​bù​lù​shuǐ

to keep a low profile

  1. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  2. 显 顯 xiǎn verb
    to appear
    to appear; to seem; to show or manifest; to make something visible
  3. 山 shān noun
    mountain
    mountain; hill; range
  4. 不 bù adverb
    not
    Negative adverb used before verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs to indicate negation; also used as a bound-form prefix to form terms with opposite meanings
  5. 露 lù verb
    to reveal; to show
    to show; to reveal; to expose; to let something be seen (often pronounced loù in colloquial speech)
  6. 水 shuǐ noun
    water
    water; a liquid, juice, or lotion